"Shine"
explores the parallel use of visual and acoustic objects realised with
the modelling environments GENESIS and MIMESIS. The project's heart
concerns the relation between physical models for sound creation and
physical models for creation of visual motion. Complex interactions,
such as interaction of a wire and a pendulum, realise an
acoustic repetition. Interactions of the acoustic model can be
visualised and synchronised with sound. But since it's a graphical
object, its representation can be processed and modified. Consequently,
it is possible to work with modelling software to give a
representation, a modelling of some gestures, but it is also possible
to use, in combination and/or in counterpoint, some post-production
tools.

The acoustic and visual perception in the domain of artistic
creation is the principal topic of
"Shine". The creation process of this work can
be summarized in the next way: some first objects-prototypes were
created to generate musical phrases, appropriate for the musical
part. Music was then composed according to a first version.
Some variations or transformation (translation) of physical visual
objects were then created and recorded on the video, some interaction
modes between acoustic and visual objects were realised as a kernel for
the composition of sound and image. At the end of this step, the
musical composition is taken back and finalised. This composition is
used as a guide for the creation of the visual part. Some objects "of
real life" are also included in the video result. A dancer creates
movements, like waves, which are recorded and reflect the
physical models used for the piece.

Biography

Ludger Brummer attended psychological and sociologic studies
(1983) and composition studies, form 1983 till 1989, with Nicolas A
Huber (instrumental) and Dirk Reith (electro- acoustic) at Folkwang
Hochschule, in Germany. He had collaboration with the choreographer
Susanne Linke for the choreography Ruhrort. He worked on ballet music
for the Nederlands Dans Theater with his orchestral work "Riti Contour". He
cooperated with Christian Moeller in occasion of Multimedia Expositions
at Tokyos Spiral Hall. He also worked with the videomaker
Silke Braemer for "Lizard
Point". In 1994, he obtained the Golden Nica at
Prix Ars Electronica. He won, in 1997, the Price of Concours
International de musique électroacoustique of Bourges. Ludger Brummer
currently teaches at Institue for Computermusik and Electronic Media,
at Folkwang Hochschule and he is a resident composer at Zentrum fur
Kunst und Medietechnologie (ZKM).